Depression Electronicacupuncture treatment was an effective therapeutic method for depressive disorders. It is the treatment of choice for depressed patients who were unable to comply with the classic tricyclic antidepressants. For further details:Luo, H., MENG, F., JIA, Y., & ZHAO, X. (1998). Clinical research on the therapeutic effect of the electro‐acupuncture treatment in patients with depression. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 52(S6), S338-S340.